Research Article
Promoting Mental Health in Italian Middle and High School: A Pilot Study
Table 2
High and middle school pre-post differences.
| Variables | Ranks average Before (Pre) | Ranks average After (Post) | Test | | Wilcoxon (difference) |
| High-School Group | | | | | APEP/G (positive Emotions) | 30.87 | 31.17 | 0.30 | 0.33 | APEN/G (negative Emotions) | 32.96 | 40.26 | 7.30 | 0.01 | APEP/G + APEN/G | 30.78 | 40.36 | 9.58 | 0.02 | Goal definition | 16.17 | 22.95 | 6.78 | 0.01 | Expressing positive feelings | 9.50 | 16.70 | 7.20 | 0.01 | Making request | 8.50 | 11.36 | 2.86 | 0.05 | Expressing unpleasant feelings | 17.32 | 24.84 | 7.52 | 0.01 | Active listening | 22.74 | 26,03 | 3.29 | 0.06 | Problem-solving skill | 10.05 | 11.86 | 1.81 | 0.25 | Idea inventory | 58.23 | 52.78 | | 0,53 |
| Middle-School Group | | | | | APEP/G (positive Emotions) | 12.77 | 16.36 | 3.59 | 0.09 | APEN/G (negative Emotions) | 13.81 | 17.58 | 3.77 | 0.18 | APEP/G + APEN/G | 13.10 | 17.46 | 4.36 | 0.07 | Goal definition | 11.00 | 21.50 | 10.50 | 0.01 | Expressing positive feelings | 10.50 | 15.00 | 4.50 | 0.01 | Making request | 8.00 | 16.00 | 8.00 | 0.01 | Expressing unpleasant feelings | 14.00 | 22.87 | 8.87 | 0.01 | Active listening | 17.63 | 27.25 | 9.62 | 0.01 | Problem-solving skill | 14.50 | 18.77 | 4.27 | 0.01 | Idea inventory | 54.02 | 67.23 | 13.21 | 0.01 |
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